Earth auger



Jan. 6, 1925. 1,521,878

J. FUITE EARTH AUGER Filed March 26, 1923 Patented Jan. 6, 1925.

JOHN FUITE, OF GRAND JUNCTION, COLORADO.

. EARTH A'UiGEBf.

Application filed March 26, 1923. Serial No. 627,620.

To all 'who/m t may concer/n.'

Be it known that I, JOHN FUITE, a citizen of the United States, residing at Grand Junction, Mesa County, Colorado, have invented a new and useful Earth Auger, of which the following is a speciication.

This invention relates to earth augers for drilling holes in the earth.

Other objects will appear from the following description, reference being made to the drawing in which- Fig. 1 is a side elevation of one embodiment of the invention,

Fig. 2 is a detailed view showing the construction by which water may be delivered to the bit when the device is in use.

TheJ invention as shown comprises sections of pipe connected together to form a crank 1 with a water inlet pipe 2 at one end and a pipe 3 at the opposite end in axial alinement with thepipe 2. The pipe 3 consti-l tutes the pipe that is to be placed in the ground so that after the hole is bored the auger is disconnected from said pipe 3, leaving the latter in the ground for connection with the water supply system. v

The bit comprises a section of pipe 4 at tached to the pipe 3 by a union 5 through which water is admitted into the pipe y4, and said pipe 4 is' pressed to form a bit comprising two cutting blades or points 6 separated by a space 7. Water is discharged from the pipe 4 to the bit lthrough an opening 8 (Fig. 2) thus softening the earth at 'that point and facilitating the boring. By means of'this flow of water pebbles and small boulders may be forced aside with slight delay, the stream' of water pouring against them and softening the earth in which they are imbeddedl while the bit is forcing them to new positions in the softened earth. v y

The end of the pipe 2- has swivelv connection 9 with a pipe section 10 to which a water hose 11 is connected. The pipe section 10 is e uipped with a valve'12 wherebythe iiow o water may be regulated.

It will be understood that various lengths of pipe sections 3'may be employed so as to permit use of the .auger to bore for short or relatively great distances, as desired. The operator knowing the direction and the distance to be bored is thereby informed when the boring has been carried to the desired point for connection with the water main or other part. When the hole has been bored the distance desired the water is turned off by the valve 12 and the auger removed leaving the pipe 3 i-n the ground for connection with the water main and the piping of the house or building.

From the foregoing it will be seenthat my invention is a highly useful one in the placing of pipes in the ground for connection with water mains or other purposes,

and that it avc-ids the labor, expense and defacement involved in the digging of ditches or trenches. It will be understood, of course, that when one section of the pipe 3 reaches its length in the ground, the crank may be disconnected from it and another pipe` section connected thereto, to which the crank will be attached to force the connected .pipe sections 3 into the ground. In this way connected pipe sections of relatively great length may be placed in the ground.

I am aware that the construction. and arrangement of the parts may be varied without departure from the nature and principle of the invention, and I do not restrict myself unessentially, but what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. An earth auger comprising a section of pipe having its walls at one end iiat against each other and split longitudinally from the outer end thereof and forming two blades of double thickness of the wall of the pipe and of greater width than the diameter of the pipe.

2. An earth augerv comprising a section of pipe having its walls at one end flat against each other forming a portion of double thickness of the wall of the pipeand of relatively much greater width than the diameter of the pipe, and having fa slot extending from the outer end thereof and opening into the pipe beyond said fiat portion.

3. An earth auger comprising a section of pipe having its walls at one' end flat against each other forming a portion of double thickness of the wall of the pipev and of relatively much greater width than the diameter of the pipe and having a slot extending from the outer end thereof and opening into the pipe, the extremities of said fiat portion extending at opposite angles from saidv Hat portion, means for rotating said section of pipe, and means for admitting water into said section of TE 

